Tag Archive: family law courts

The bad news keeps on coming! In summary – Long delays by judges delivering judgments, sometimes over 3 years; Long delays punishes litigants and denies justice; Whole court system is grossly under-resourced; Some lawyers are too aggressive and use tactics that add to delays and costs; Too many family law lawyers failing to make genuine... View Article

A family court judge just recently ordered the wife in a family property dispute to pay her former husband’s legal costs of $30,000. Why? The judge said the wife failed to make a genuine attempt to negotiate a settlement with the husband. He said she and her lawyers adopted an overly aggressive and combative approach.... View Article

Are you following the fairly regular news on the family court? The Family Court is caught up in a struggle between politics, lawyers, the public and law reform. What do they all agree on? That there is a pressing need for reform. The current financial and wellbeing costs of engaging with the court system is... View Article

Today, anyone caught up in a family law dispute needs to look at the alternatives to going to court. There are alternatives that may work quicker, better and much less stressful and costly for the parties. There are specialists in the field of managing and resolving family law disputes outside the court system. We offer... View Article

An effective triage system is an essential step in effective dispute management. Family law disputes are no exception. For many years now I have been a strong advocate of early triage to facilitate quicker and less costly dispute resolution. Triage is applied to determine the best options and best strategies to manage and resolve disputes.... View Article

The family court system in Australia is in crisis and people with family court disputes are suffering badly as a result. There are non-litigious alternatives to getting pushed into the court system. These alternatives can help people resolve their disputes quickly, cost effectively and without being subjected the stresses of litigation. Almost every day there... View Article

If you have been following the news you will know that the federal government is about to introduce legislation to close down the current family court and merge it with the Federal Circuit Court, where most family law disputes are managed by circuit court judges. The aim of the reforms are to reduce delays in... View Article

Family Law is currently in a mess – Long delays Courts clogged up with cases No compulsory requirement to make a genuine and reasonable attempt to resolve the dispute through negotiation and/or mediation before filing in court Nothing to deter lawyers from trying to use this broken system to increase their revenues from family law... View Article